Mohawks for everyone!

by , posted on June 21st, 2012 in Parenting



Last year, some bloggers got their keyboards in a twist over parents who give little kids mohawks. The hair style, not the sharp axe.

I always find it amusing about what people will get worked up. It’s only hair, people. It, like, grows back and stuff. Also? My eldest son got on last summer. My girlfriend was giving them to her sons, and Sawyer asked if he could have one, too.

Why not? He had just finished first grade, his first full year of all-day school. He wasn’t going to carry this look into the fall. The hairdo was just for fun. Because that’s what it is when you’re seven. When you’re 17 and you also wear a nose ring and those disc thingies in your ears and head-to-toe black and a bad attitude, then maybe the mohawk would give me pause. Because you’d be interviewing for colleges and they wouldn’t see the amazing, gentle, intelligent soul you are.

And you so are, all you nose-ring, ear-disc, head-to-toe black, bad attitude-wearing 17 year-olds with mohawks. Right?

Anyway. Sawyer kept asking me for a week when we would be going to get his mohawk. Wednesday was the day. But he wasn’t doing it alone: Xander wanted one, too. Just  like his older brother was, and Xander likes being a “cool dude.”

So we went to my friend’s house and she got out her clippers. Xander was stoic the entire time, except for the little sparkle in his eye when he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. Sawyer was disappointed he couldn’t get Captain America’s shield (wha?) on the back of his head. But he was satisfied that his hair ended in a point at the bottom of his neck.

mohawks for kids

Do these look unhappy kids? Did I infringe upon my poor three year-old’s personal choice?

Just ask these guys.

mohawks for kids

 But don’t be surprised if after, they kick your ass. They have MOHAWKS!

What about you? Would you let your kids get mohawks? 

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21 Responses to “Mohawks for everyone!”

  1. Arnebya Says:

    June 21st, 2012 at 9:18 am

    They look happy to me! My son had a mini hawk for a while. We let his hair just kinda do what it’s gonna do, but once we did trim down the sides. When I see little kids with mohawks, I smile, especially when they’re a different color (ooooh, no I didn’t go there about giving a kid temporary coloring too! Call the people, for I am teaching my kids their looks are not good enough without “enhancement”).

    I think at least my father would have no issue were we to give him a full on mohawk (he’d probably just be glad we finally “got his ass in a barber’s chair”).

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    Cheryl Reply:
    June 22nd, 2012 at 3:12 am

    Giggle. As in a barber’s chair.

    My kids ‘hawks are pretty short. It’s basically a touch longer than a buzzcut. So they weren’t asking for color.

    This year..

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  2. Mimzy Wimzy Says:

    June 21st, 2012 at 9:19 am

    Been there, done that. I have NO problem with it. Kids need to find themselves & be able to make choices for themselves. If a mohawk makes them happy, there could be worse things. Like you said, it grows back!
    My son wore a Batman cape for months when he was little, every where we went! No permanent damage was caused.
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    Cheryl Reply:
    June 22nd, 2012 at 3:13 am

    I love the batman cape! My daughter wore one of those hooded towels – of Rocket from Little Einsteins – everywhere for awhile. People looked at us funny when we went into stores, but I didn’t care. She was happy!

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  3. Evonne Says:

    June 21st, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    They look awesome! I’ve been giving my son mohawks since he was 3 (he’s close to 7 now – eek!). This summer, he wants to grow his hair long. I don’t know how he puts up with it in the heat and my extended family hates his long hair, but like you say, it’s just hair. If that’s how he wants to express himself, I’m ok with it.

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    Cheryl Reply:
    June 22nd, 2012 at 3:14 am

    Yes. As long as they take care of it, then who cares? My kids have crazy cowlicks so long hair just grows out, not down.

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  4. Lisa @ Oh Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy Says:

    June 21st, 2012 at 12:19 pm

    LOVE mohawks and let my boys have them as soon as they wanted them. like you said its hair and especially for boys it grows quickly if they want to change it. my boys have had them for school tough I wondered if it would be questionable with their policy of no unnatural color or distracting styles etc. But no one ever said anything. I personally use my hair when I need a change, to try and show my personality, why can’t my kids do the same??
    your boys look adorable with OR without ‘hawks!!!!!!!!!
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    Cheryl Reply:
    June 22nd, 2012 at 3:15 am

    Aw, thanks! You’re not supposed to have them at our school. But you can do a faux hawk all day long. We’ll see how it looks in a couple months and go from there.

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  5. Nancy C Says:

    June 21st, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    If they asked, and it was summer. But they would need to style it themselves.
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    Cheryl Reply:
    June 22nd, 2012 at 3:15 am

    Since my boys’ ‘hawks are basically buzzcuts, there is not styling involved!

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  6. angela Says:

    June 21st, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    Sure, if they asked.

    I just lied. Not Abbey. Not yet ;)
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    Cheryl Reply:
    June 22nd, 2012 at 3:15 am

    Sage had no interest either. Shocking. Hee.

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  7. Kir Says:

    June 21st, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    I would, I wouldn’t like it, but I would shed my OMG face and if they wanted it and it looked cute, I’d do it. I want them to have choices (and fun ones are better than the others)

    plus your boys look SO CUTE with them, how could I say no???
    Kir recently posted..Memories Captured: Capturing Summer

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    Cheryl Reply:
    June 22nd, 2012 at 3:16 am

    See? You would do it. And you would like it. It’s just an update on the summer whiffle boys used to get every year when I was growing up.

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  8. Sue Says:

    June 21st, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    Sure…if they wanted to. But between you & me, Cheryl? I hope they don’t. I’ve got three little towheads. They’d look bald – or albino – or just plain WEIRD with mohawks. Your boys look like they were born with their hair that way. Adorable. Some just wear it better than others.
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    Cheryl Reply:
    June 22nd, 2012 at 3:17 am

    HA! Please take pictures if they ever do it? You can always die it purple… :)

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  9. Victoria KP Says:

    June 21st, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    The most important parenting lesson I learned from my mother was “pick your battles”. Does it hurt anyone? Is it unhealthy? Is it dangerous? No? Fine. No problem.

    My kids hear “no” enough. It’s only hair. On the other hand… they don’t want one, so it’s easy for me to say!
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    Cheryl Reply:
    June 22nd, 2012 at 3:17 am

    Getting the mohawk was something Sawyer has looked forward to for the last month of school or so. For now, it says “summer.” Who knows what he’ll want next year!

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  10. Hopes@Staying Afloat! Says:

    June 21st, 2012 at 6:51 pm

    My 6 year old just recently asked if he could have “spiked up hair” but all over spiked up hair, not just in the middle. So we did just that, went and got his “spiked up hair” I’m totally in your camp. It’s just hair!
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    Cheryl Reply:
    June 22nd, 2012 at 3:18 am

    Spiked up hair. LOVE it!!

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  11. annabelle Says:

    June 22nd, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    Recently posted fb status of mine:

    Son, you can rock mohawk, you can have hair down to you butt and anything in between. When your old enough if you want to pierce and tattoo, that’s your call. Until then, should you want to wear dresses, goth polish and guyliner, I will work my head around that. BUT in my lifetime you will NEVER wear your pants down around your butt and thighs. That is where this cool mom draws the definitive line.

    So yeah, I agree with you. Kids should be allowed to self exress and that’s all there is to it.

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